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Job seeker tip: “Proof beats pedigree in the AI era.” For years, hiring rewarded who you knew. Now it’s shifting toward what you’ve actually done. “AI is pushing us to measure skills and outputs more than anything else. If you can show clear, demonstrable work — projects, impact, code samples, metrics — that matters more than the name on your diploma,” - says Emilio Arias, Senior Technical Recruiter at Rad AI. That’s good news for anyone without brand-name credentials. To get found, show real work: metrics, portfolios, GitHub links, impact. Emilio joined us for a full hour of Ask a Recruiter on: How AI Tools Are Actually Affecting Your Job Applications. Not all of the answers to questions about AI in recruiting were this positive. Check out the whole conversation here: https://lnkd.in/gfsYMR8n #AskARecruiter #JobSearch #TechCareers #StartupHiring #AIRecruiting #Wellfound

In the latest Wellfound Weekly: 🎥 Zoom builds for a 4-day workweek 🖥️ Nvidia links AI to quantum 🪙 Stablecoins rise in Pakistan 💨 A startup tries to cool the planet And five companies hiring right now 🤝 Catch this week’s startup news, founder story, and job openings below 👇

✨ Wellfound Startup Hiring Highlight ✨ Topsort Democratizing Big Tech’s monetization secrets into a profitable and simple ad infrastructure. See 74 open roles https://lnkd.in/e_jqEwFC Including: • Senior Product Designer – London • Senior Software Engineer, Integrations – Remote or Somerville • Account Executive, EMEA – Berlin and more!

AI has flattened resumes into sameness. So recruiters have stopped reading — they’re scanning for proof. Chase Johnson has hired across the frontlines of the AI boom — from Replit's developer community to WRITER enterprise platform. In this week’s Ask a Recruiter guide, Chase shares practical tips for standing out in the AI hiring market — from how to use AI in your resume without sounding like everyone else, to why curiosity and proof of work now matter more than credentials. ✨ Proof gets you called. Polish gets you skipped. 📖 Read the full article on Wellfound: 👉 https://lnkd.in/eyH7CnPm 🎥 Watch the full Q&A with Chase — Ask a Recruiter: How Engineers and PMs Can Stand Out in the AI Hiring Market: 👉 https://lnkd.in/ecZzvV8S #AskARecruiter #JobSearch #AIHiring #TechCareers #StartupHiring #Wellfound #WRITERAI #Replit

🚨 TOMORROW: Get the truth about AI in recruiting 🚨 Last chance to join our live Q&A with Emilio Arias, Senior Technical Recruiter at Rad AI (10+ years hiring at Meta, Google, & Uber) as he separates myth from reality about AI screening. 📅 "How AI Tools are Actually Affecting Your Job Applications" 🗓️ TOMORROW: Wednesday, October 29th | ⏰ 4-5PM EST | 🆓 Free Is AI really rejecting your applications? And what actually works in today's job search? Bring your questions and get answers from someone who's been on the inside. 👉 Grab your spot: https://lnkd.in/ew4s7hNi See you tomorrow! 👋

✨ Wellfound Startup Hiring Highlight ✨ Manychat We help businesses grow by building meaningful relationships with their customers. See 60 open roles https://lnkd.in/g2AQa9Se Including: - Senior Product Manager, Monetisation – Amsterdam or Barcelona - Senior Python Engineer (AI Team) – Amsterdam or Barcelona - Group Product Manager, Advanced Automations & Channels – Barcelona and more!

✨ Wellfound Startup Hiring Highlight ✨ Astranis Space Technologies Building next-generation internet satellites to get the world online. See 113 open roles https://lnkd.in/eECMW6hU Including: - Director of Operations Finance – San Francisco - Senior RF Design Engineer – San Francisco - Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer Intern (Spring 2026) – San Francisco and more!

✨ Wellfound Startup Hiring Highlight ✨ Peloton Interactive Find your push. Find your power. See 58 open roles https://lnkd.in/ejs3MTTS Including: • Product Manager, Core Experience – $140k–$166k – New York City • Sr. Manager, Canada Marketing – $168k–$207k – New York City or Toronto • Manager, Strategic Partner Management – $155k–$191k – Remote or NYC and more!

Job Search Tip: When 500+ candidates apply with identical AI-polished resumes, you're invisible. Show your work instead of describing it. Chase Johnson, Talent @ WRITER(formally @ Replit ): "If you can help recruiters connect the dots of how you will make an impact and how you work, that has been the biggest unlock for people getting opportunities." Five hundred candidates per role. Do the math: that's a 0.2% shot at getting hired if you're filling out applications like everyone else. AI made resumes look the same, so recruiters stopped reading them. Now they’re hunting for portfolios, GitHub repos with real commits, blog posts that prove you can think, & demos that show you can ship.. Bullet points describe what you did. Proof shows how you work. That's the difference between getting scanned and getting called. What are you building right now? #AskARecruiter #JobSearch #TechCareers #StartupHiring

Founder Tip: The best people don’t want to join your culture. They want to shape it. “The culture is written in pencil. As you join, you're able to bring in the things that you notice. The culture doc is a Notion that everyone has edit access to.” — Jacob Peters, CEO of Superpower At Superpower, the culture doc isn’t locked. Everyone can edit it, not just leave comments. Most founders hire for “fit” and then wonder why nobody pushes back. Jacob hires people and hands them the pen. If something feels off, they can fix it. He says what really draws people in is authenticity. Smart people can tell when you’re selling. The best ones don’t just want direction — they want to shape something real. Writing the culture together makes that possible. #WhyWorkHere #StartupCulture #FounderInsights #EarlyStageHiring